New Company Registrations

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

   The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Motherwell when compared to any previous first half year.

   The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Motherwell when compared to any half year in history.

   In the first half of 2012 a total of 304 companies were formed in Motherwell. This figure is 128.6% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.

   The highest total for a first half year in Motherwell occurred in 2012 when a total of 304 were formed.

   Half Year (Jan-Jun)	Motherwell	UK
   2012	304	253,150
   2011	133	228,735
   % change	128.6%	10.7%
   Record Year	2012 (304)	2007 (279,097)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H1 2012	253150	304
   H1 2011	228735	133
   H1 2010	203749	103
   H1 2009	182021	89
   H1 2008	188271	97
   H1 2007	279097	101
   H1 2006	215409	80
   H1 2005	187398	74
   H1 2004	174429	76
   H1 2003	202224	82

   New Companies by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

   Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Motherwell when compared to any previous Q2.

   A total of 151 companies were registered in Motherwell during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).

   This figure is an increase of 73.6% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.

   second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)	Motherwell	UK
   2012	151	121,659
   2011	87	112,344
   % change	73.6%	8.3%
   Record Year	2012 (151)	2012 (121,659)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q2 2012	151	Q2 2012	121659	1
   Q2 2011	87	Q2 2011	112344	1
   Q2 2010	51	Q2 2010	98612	1
   Q2 2009	52	Q2 2009	90987	1
   Q2 2008	39	Q2 2008	91573	1
   Q2 2007	64	Q2 2007	112283	1
   Q2 2006	39	Q2 2006	106215	1
   Q2 2005	43	Q2 2005	93193	1
   Q2 2004	42	Q2 2004	82945	1
   Q2 2003	44	Q2 2003	104797	1
   Q2 2012	151	Q2 2012	121659	2

   New Companies by Quarter

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

   June 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Motherwell when compared to any previous June.

   May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Motherwell when compared to any previous May.

   April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Motherwell when compared to any previous April.

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Jun 2012	37203	43
   May 2012	43500	49
   Apr 2012	40956	59
   Mar 2012	47941	76
   Feb 2012	44149	41
   Jan 2012	39401	36
   Dec 2011	30598	28
   Nov 2011	40319	39
   Oct 2011	38706	43
   Sep 2011	38920	28
   Aug 2011	38461	29
   Jul 2011	37131	20

   New Companies by Month

   	April	May	June
   New companies in 2012	59	49	43
   New companies in 2011	21	34	32
   % change	181.0%	44.1%	34.4%
   Record Year	2012 (59)	2012 (49)	2012 (43)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

   The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Motherwell when compared to any previous first half year.

   In the first half of 2012 a total of 71 companies were dissolved in Motherwell. This figure is 34.0% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.9%.

   The highest total for a first half year in Motherwell occurred in 2012 when a total of 71 were closed.

   Half Year (Jan-Jun)	Motherwell	UK
   2012	71	147,793
   2011	53	162,310
   % change	34.0%	-8.9%
   Record Year	2012 (71)	2009 (289,236)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H1 2012	147793	71
   H1 2011	162310	53
   H1 2010	177631	67
   H1 2009	289236	67
   H1 2008	103103	26
   H1 2007	107801	46
   H1 2006	99266	29
   H1 2005	90666	47
   H1 2004	84537	32
   H1 2003	77453	23

   Dissolved Companies by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

   A total of 29 companies were dissolved in Motherwell during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).

   This figure is an increase of 3.6% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.

   second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)	Motherwell	UK
   2012	29	80,218
   2011	28	71,324
   % change	3.6%	12.5%
   Record Year	2009 (52)	2009 (181,177)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q2 2012	29	Q2 2012	80218	1
   Q2 2011	28	Q2 2011	71324	1
   Q2 2010	43	Q2 2010	94954	1
   Q2 2009	52	Q2 2009	181177	1
   Q2 2008	17	Q2 2008	51728	1
   Q2 2007	22	Q2 2007	52269	1
   Q2 2006	15	Q2 2006	50902	1
   Q2 2005	18	Q2 2005	47365	1
   Q2 2004	10	Q2 2004	42472	1
   Q2 2003	9	Q2 2003	35523	1
   Q2 2009	52	Q2 2009	181177	2

   Dissolved Companies by Quarter

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

   April 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Motherwell when compared to any previous April.

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Jun 2012	26451	12
   May 2012	29172	6
   Apr 2012	24595	11
   Mar 2012	21089	17
   Feb 2012	23245	11
   Jan 2012	23242	14
   Dec 2011	29283	13
   Nov 2011	31065	13
   Oct 2011	19635	13
   Sep 2011	22852	9
   Aug 2011	25745	12
   Jul 2011	23633	10

   Dissolved Companies by Month

   	April	May	June
   Closed companies in 2012	11	6	12
   Closed companies in 2011	7	13	8
   % change	57.1%	-53.8%	50%
   Record Year	2012 (11)	2009 (34)	2009 (18)

Net Company Growth

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

   The first half of 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Motherwell when compared to any previous first half year.

   The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for net growth in Motherwell when compared to any half year in history.

   In the first half of 2012 the company register for Motherwell increased by 233 companies.

   Half Year (Jan-Jun)	Motherwell	UK
   2012	233	105,357
   2011	80	66,425
   Record Year	2012 (233)	2007 (171,296)

   half	uk net	net
   H1 2012	105357	233
   H1 2011	66425	80
   H1 2010	26118	36
   H1 2009	-107215	22
   H1 2008	85168	71
   H1 2007	171296	55
   H1 2006	116143	51
   H1 2005	96732	27
   H1 2004	89892	44
   H1 2003	124771	59

   Net Growth by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

   Q2 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Motherwell when compared to any previous Q2.

   Q2 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Motherwell when compared to any quarter in history.

   Net company growth for Motherwell during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 122 companies.

   second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)	Motherwell	UK
   2012	122	41,441
   2011	59	41,020
   Record Year	2012 (122)	2003 (69,274)

   quarter	net	prev total	uk quarter	uk net	uk prev	sort
   Q2 2012	122	87	Q2 2012	41441	112344	1
   Q2 2011	59	51	Q2 2011	41020	98612	1
   Q2 2010	8	52	Q2 2010	3658	90987	1
   Q2 2009	0	39	Q2 2009	-90190	91573	1
   Q2 2008	22	64	Q2 2008	39845	112283	1
   Q2 2007	42	39	Q2 2007	60014	106215	1
   Q2 2006	24	43	Q2 2006	55313	93193	1
   Q2 2005	25	42	Q2 2005	45828	82945	1
   Q2 2004	32	44	Q2 2004	40473	104797	1
   Q2 2003	35	27	Q2 2003	69274	71466	1
   Q2 2012	122	0	Q2 2003	69274	0	2

   Net Growth by Quarter

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

   June 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Motherwell when compared to any previous June.

   May 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Motherwell when compared to any previous May.

   April 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Motherwell when compared to any previous April.

   month	uk net	net
   Jun 2012	10752	31
   May 2012	14328	43
   Apr 2012	16361	48
   Mar 2012	26852	59
   Feb 2012	20904	30
   Jan 2012	16159	22
   Dec 2011	1315	15
   Nov 2011	9254	26
   Oct 2011	19071	30
   Sep 2011	16068	19
   Aug 2011	12716	17
   Jul 2011	13498	10

   Net Growth by Month

   	April	May	June
   Net growth in 2012	48	43	31
   Net growth in 2011	14	21	24
   Record Year	2012 (48)	2012 (43)	2012 (31)

UK Company Share

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

   The first half of 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Motherwell when compared to any previous first half year.

   The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for UK company share in Motherwell when compared to any half year in history.

   In the first half of 2012 Motherwell formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.1%.

   Half Year (Jan-Jun)	Motherwell
   2012	0.1%
   2011	0.1%
   2010	0.1%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.1%
   Record Year (since 1960)	2012 (0.1%)

   half	percentage	num town	sort
   H1 2012	0.1201	304	1
   H1 2011	0.0581	133	1
   H1 2010	0.0506	103	1
   H1 2009	0.0489	89	1
   H1 2008	0.0515	97	1
   H1 2007	0.0362	101	1
   H1 2006	0.0371	80	1
   H1 2005	0.0395	74	1
   H1 2004	0.0436	76	1
   H1 2003	0.0405	82	1
   H1 2012	0.1201	304	2

   Company Share by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

   In the second quarter of 2012, Motherwell formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

   second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)	Motherwell
   2012	0.1%
   2011	0.1%
   2010	0.1%
   2009	0.1%
   2008	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1968 (0.2%)

   quarter	percentage	num town	sort
   Q2 2012	0.1241	151	1
   Q2 2011	0.0774	87	1
   Q2 2010	0.0517	51	1
   Q2 2009	0.0572	52	1
   Q2 2008	0.0426	39	1
   Q2 2007	0.0570	64	1
   Q2 2006	0.0367	39	1
   Q2 2005	0.0461	43	1
   Q2 2004	0.0506	42	1
   Q2 2003	0.0420	44	1
   Q2 1968	0.1665	2	2

   Company Share by Quarter

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

   month	percentage	num town
   Jun 2012	0.1156	43
   May 2012	0.1126	49
   Apr 2012	0.1441	59
   Mar 2012	0.1585	76
   Feb 2012	0.0929	41
   Jan 2012	0.0914	36
   Dec 2011	0.0915	28
   Nov 2011	0.0967	39
   Oct 2011	0.1111	43
   Sep 2011	0.0719	28
   Aug 2011	0.0754	29
   Jul 2011	0.0539	20

   Company Share by Month

   	April	May	June
   UK formation share in 2012	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
   UK formation share in 2011	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
   % change	136.6%	26.2%	43.4%
   Record Year	1979 (1.1%)	1969 (0.2%)	1968 (0.6%)

Director Age

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

   The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 47.0.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.

   half	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   H1 2012	46.9551	3.9578	1.8470	42.4450	4.8951	3.3686
   H1 2011	44.5169	2.8090	0.5618	43.7965	3.2115	4.2818
   H1 2010	45.3892	7.1856	2.9940	44.7607	2.1135	4.6542
   H1 2009	45.6410	2.5641	0.0000	45.4168	1.5987	5.1764
   H1 2008	44.7870	3.5503	1.7751	46.3189	0.9655	5.6478
   H1 2007	45.4423	4.8077	1.9231	46.9942	0.5596	6.4280
   H1 2006	45.3827	4.9383	2.4691	48.0290	0.3849	7.1321
   H1 2005	48.0892	8.9172	0.0000	48.9654	0.2469	8.1738
   H1 2004	47.8235	7.6471	0.0000	49.6375	0.1540	9.0529
   H1 2003	48.3030	7.5758	0.0000	51.2381	0.1296	11.1474

   Director Age by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

   The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 48.1.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.

   quarter	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   Q2 2012	48.0698	5.8140	2.3256	42.1561	5.2165	3.2652
   Q2 2011	44.6422	2.7523	0.9174	43.6473	3.4028	4.3017
   Q2 2010	44.7313	5.9701	0.0000	44.5245	2.2607	4.4151
   Q2 2009	45.6162	4.0404	0.0000	45.2594	1.6854	5.1450
   Q2 2008	42.0500	3.7500	2.5000	46.0347	1.0261	5.3716
   Q2 2007	44.3694	1.8018	1.8018	46.8539	0.6126	6.1060
   Q2 2006	46.2647	4.4118	4.4118	47.8320	0.4073	6.9703
   Q2 2005	47.7326	9.3023	0.0000	48.8596	0.2813	8.0262
   Q2 2004	47.7579	5.2632	0.0000	49.5837	0.1699	8.8949
   Q2 2003	47.1750	3.7500	0.0000	50.9831	0.1406	10.7251

   Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

   The record first half year for female directors in Motherwell was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

   24.4% of all director appointments in Motherwell in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.

   half	percentage female	uk half	uk percentage female	sort
   H1 2012	24.4444	H1 2012	23.3839	1
   H1 2011	30.8036	H1 2011	25.7344	1
   H1 2010	27.0000	H1 2010	24.8661	1
   H1 2009	23.2143	H1 2009	25.9426	1
   H1 2008	30.1508	H1 2008	27.6705	1
   H1 2007	32.6446	H1 2007	27.3387	1
   H1 2006	29.6703	H1 2006	26.5907	1
   H1 2005	30.7263	H1 2005	26.8497	1
   H1 2004	36.6492	H1 2004	26.8360	1
   H1 2003	32.1918	H1 2003	30.2795	1
   H1 1861	40.0000	H1 1957	66.6667	2

   Director Gender by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

   The record second quarter for female directors in Motherwell was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.

   20.7% of all director appointments in Motherwell in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

   quarter	percentage female	uk quarter	uk percentage female	sort
   Q2 2012	20.6767	Q2 2012	25.7475	1
   Q2 2011	29.9270	Q2 2011	26.1518	1
   Q2 2010	31.6456	Q2 2010	25.0645	1
   Q2 2009	20.9524	Q2 2009	25.8605	1
   Q2 2008	25.0000	Q2 2008	26.9232	1
   Q2 2007	37.2093	Q2 2007	27.2609	1
   Q2 2006	29.3333	Q2 2006	26.2469	1
   Q2 2005	30.1075	Q2 2005	26.9019	1
   Q2 2004	43.3962	Q2 2004	26.5761	1
   Q2 2003	36.4706	Q2 2003	30.0439	1
   Q2 1866	57.1429	Q2 1987	83.3333	2

   Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

1. Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)

   Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

   word	percentage	uk word	uk percentage
   MANAGEMENT	29.51%	CONSULTING	5.07%
   INVESTMENT	14.56%	MANAGEMENT	4.74%
   CONSULTANCY	1.35%	CONSULTANCY	3.28%
   INVESTMENTS	0.94%	PROPERTY	2.35%
   ENGINEERING	0.81%	TRADING	2.10%
   LUSONA	0.81%	DESIGN	1.89%
   PROPERTY	0.67%	ENGINEERING	1.87%
   BAR	0.67%	ASSOCIATES	1.82%
   BUILDING	0.67%	CONSULTANTS	1.78%
   (SCOTLAND)	0.54%	CONSTRUCTION	1.71%
   DESIGN	0.54%	BUSINESS	1.70%
   P	0.54%	MEDIA	1.69%
   PROPERTIES	0.40%	LONDON	1.68%
   PARK	0.40%	J	1.57%
   SOLAR	0.40%	GLOBAL	1.51%
   RECYCLING	0.40%	INVESTMENTS	1.48%
   TRANSPORT	0.40%	IT	1.42%
   ENTERPRISES	0.40%	CARE	1.31%
   DIRECT	0.40%	PROPERTIES	1.31%
   M	0.40%	M	1.26%
   D	0.40%	ELECTRICAL	1.23%
   PLANT	0.40%	BUILDING	1.23%
   CLEANING	0.40%	SECURITY	1.19%
   CONSULTING	0.40%	S	1.18%
   RECRUITMENT	0.40%	ENTERPRISES	1.17%

SIC Data

1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

   sic code	number of companies	uk companies
   None Supplied	110	244,457
   99999 - Dormant Company	48	26,088
   82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified	33	35,447
   7487 - Other business activities	28	47,029
   9999 - Dormant Company	9	16,469
   62020 - Information technology consultancy activities	6	15,280
   43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified	6	4,091
   47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating	4	1,718
   96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified	4	14,220
   49410 - Freight transport by road	4	2,912
   41100 - Development of building projects	4	5,149
   68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	4	4,535
   43390 - Other building completion and finishing	4	3,241
   56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands	4	3,169
   74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified	3	10,271
   71129 - Other engineering activities	3	2,453
   62090 - Other information technology service activities	3	8,258
   9305 - Other service activities	3	7,926
   70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management	3	20,390
   42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified	3	1,423

Recent Companies

1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

   COMPANY NUMBER	COMPANY NAME	INCORPORATION DATE
   SC423137	INTELLIGENT MANAGEMENT EUROPE LTD	01 May 2012
   SC423216	ONE RECRUITMENT LIMITED	02 May 2012
   SC423264	AUTOSPAREZUK LTD	02 May 2012
   SC423443	EGAN CONSTRUCTION LTD	04 May 2012
   SC423448	CAPABIS LTD	04 May 2012
   SC423451	NORTON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD	04 May 2012
   SC423452	SAC MANAGEMENT LTD	04 May 2012
   SC423453	AJC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD	04 May 2012
   SC423458	HCS WATER TREATMENT LTD	04 May 2012
   SC423648	KELMAN CONSULTING LIMITED	08 May 2012
   SC424006	GCR TECHNICAL SOLOUTIONS LTD	14 May 2012
   SC424180	Y CHANGE LTD	16 May 2012
   SC424296	ELLENG LTD	17 May 2012
   SC424303	FSAR LTD	17 May 2012
   SC424423	BLUESKYE SAFETY AND TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED	18 May 2012
   SC424556	GROVE PARK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD	22 May 2012
   SC424819	ABINGDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD	24 May 2012
   SC424873	FOLLANO'S LIMITED	25 May 2012
   SC425131	PMT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD	29 May 2012
   SC425132	TDH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD	29 May 2012
   SC425134	BIGGS MANAGEMENT LTD	29 May 2012
   SC425135	BOWRING MANAGEMENT LTD	29 May 2012
   SC425239	WILLOW INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD	30 May 2012
   SC425240	AJC MANAGEMENT LTD	30 May 2012
   SC425256	SHANDAR TANDOORI LTD	30 May 2012